Common Chord Progressions Part 3: Four-Chord Progressions

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Common chord progressions are important to study if we want to learn songs faster, remember them longer, and write our own progressions with ease. This is part 3 of a 4-part series. 

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Weekly Lesson #79

FULL PLAYLIST OF THIS SERIES

 

Lesson Content Outline With Timestamp Links:

0:00 - Guitar playing intro
0:09 - About the lesson & channel
1:33 - Free Chord Chart: Chords with Color
2:07 - Continuation of lesson introduction
2:30 - ||: I vi | IV V :||
4:57 - ||: I vi | ii V :||
6:15 - ||: I | V | vi | IV :||
8:04 - ||: I | iii | IV | V :||
10:10 - ||: i bVII | bVI V :||
10:47 - Paul Davids’ video link
11:49 - ||: iiimin7 | vimin7 | iimin7 | V7 :||
12:56 - ||: i imin(maj7) | imin7 imin6 :|| (Line cliche used in Stairway to Heaven)
16:14 - ||: I | V | vi | iii | IV | I | IV | V :|| (Canon in D progression)

 

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Lesson Description:

In my last two lesson videos I covered twelve of the most common chord progressions.

Understanding the theory of common chord progressions helps us:

  1. learn songs and progressions faster,
  2. remember chord progressions longer,
  3. and write our own progressions with ease.

This third lesson of my four-lesson mini-series covers eight more of the most common progressions.

These are progressions that include four chords or more.

I bet you'll recognize most of these right away!

 

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I hope you enjoyed this lesson and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments. Thanks! :) 

- Jared

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